Rail-support



l. KROPACZ.

RAIL SUPPOR.

APPLICATION HL'ED APR. 14, |919.

1,328,002, Patent'ed Jan. 13, 1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET llttomet J. KROPAGZ.

RAIL SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 14, 1919.

Patented J an. 13, 1920.

2 SHEETS--SHEET 2.

FIG. 3.

IJIWM NTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN KROPACZ, OF CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA, ASSIGN OR F ONE-THIRD TO JOSEPH JAKUBECZ, OF CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA.

RAIL-SUPPORT.

Application filed April 14, 1919.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN KRorAoz, a citizen of Poland, residing at Calgary, in the Province of Alberta and Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and use- Y ful Improvements in Rail-Supports, of which the following is a specification. .n

. The primary object of the invention is to provide a rail support of any length desired whereby a track may be elevated above the ties Vand firmly secured to the ties, the str ucture possessing great strength and .being easy to manufacture. u

A further object of the invention is to provide a supporting and securing means for rails adaptable for temporary tracks and readily laid in any lengths desired upon the road-bed for detachably mounting rails thereon, provision being` made f or also employing my invention for conduit purposes.

With these general objects in view, the invention will be fully described in connection with the accompanying drawings and in which like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views. i

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a vertical transverse sectional view through a portion of track embodying my. invention, l

Fig. 2 is a top plan viewthereof,

Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view taken upon line III-III of Fig. 2,

Figs. 4 and 5 are sectional views taken upon lines IVA-IV and V-V respectively of Fig. 1, j 0

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of oneend of a supporting memberformed after my invention, and v l Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the complementally formed opposite end of the supporting section. v

Referring more in detail to the drawings my invention broadly consists of hollow supporting sections 10 trapezoidal in cross sec-4 tion, preferably formed of metal with complemental open ends for laying in jointed relations adapted for the seating reception of railway rails 11 thereon.

4The supporting sections i Specification of Letters Patent,

10 havev a base.

Patented J an. 13, 1920.

serial No. 289,800.

or bottom 12 cut-away at one side as at 13 adjacent the inclined side 14 which is of greater width and Obliquity than the opposite side 15 of the member 10.

A longitudinal rib 16 beneath the bottom 12 of the member 10 at` the Aopposite side thereof from the cut-away portion 13 is 'adapted for anchoring the supporting member either in the ground or preferably upon a transverse tie `17 with the rib 16 positioned in a transverse groove 18 of said tie. When positioned in this manner, the portion thereof having the inclined side 14 is outwardly-.of the adjacent end of the tie 17 so that when the track is assembled, the inclined sides 14 will extend along the outer sides of the track for bracing the entire construction. One end of the supporting member 10 as illustrated in Fig. 6 of the drawings, has an upright post 19 acting as a brace and also projecting from the end of the member 10 adaptedl for reception within corresponding notches 20 in the top and bottom of the adjacent section. 4

It will be understoodthat a cut out portion 13 is provided at each end of the supporting member 10 at the side thereof adjacent the inclined side 14 and each member 10 having its opposite ends complementally formed by means of a post 19 and notches 20. It will be understood that the members may be positioned together for any desired length. 1

The ties 17 are transversely positioned upon the road-bed suitably spaced apart in the usual manner and the supporting members 10 are positioned in parallelism across the ties 17 and in interlocked relations as best illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The cut-away portions 13 of the bottom 12 are provided for convenience'in mounting a connecting plate 21 upon bolts 22 carried by the tie 17 and projecting through perforations 23 in the bottom 12 adjacent said cutaway portions. Lock nuts 24 are placed upon the bolts 22 thereby securing the plate 2l in position with the supporting members 10 connected together. This operation is effected before the ground-work of the roadbed has been lled in at the outer sides of ioo l 14 thereof respectively, the key 30 being tapered to conform to the size of said slots, with the slot 31 at the inner side of the track of greater length than the outer slot 32.

The keys 80 are extended through the members 10 from the inner side thereof, that is through the slots 31 and are passed through perforations 33 in the spikes 27 while a. transverse cotter 34 is positioned through the outer end of each key 30 outwardly of the .side 14 thereof. The members 10 may be bonded if desired by con-v ductors 35 connected to the hooks 36 provided within each member 10 adjacent its oppositeends, while a conduit 37 or wire cable may be strung through the interior of the continuously arranged supporting members 10 by the employment of loops 88 carried by the opposite -sides 14 and 15 thereof.

Assembling the parts is accomplished by causing an interlocking connection between adjacent rail ends seated on the tie 17, the posts 19 fitting in vertically alined sockets 2O and with the bolts 22 carried by the ties extending upwardly through the openings 23 in the bases 12 ofthe members 10. When so arranged, the bottom ribs 1G are seated in the tie recess therefor 'and the inclined sides 14 project 'outwardly of the ends of the tie with the adjacent earth beneath the sides 14 removed to permit access to the interior of the members 10 through the medium of the enlarged registering openings 13. The plates 21 are then placed upon 4the bolts as illustrated in Fig. 1 and retained by fastening nuts 24, earth then :being filled in adj acent the overhanging side 14 eii'ectivelyto seal the interior of the members 10 and prevent access to the securing elements above described. After the rails 11 have been positioned upon upper walls 25 of the members 10 with one edge of the base engaging the ridge 26, the bolts 27 are lowered into position through the openings 28 shown in Fig. 2 and retained by the keys 3() passing through alined openings in the side walls of the members 10 and through openings in the spikes 27 with cotters 34 received in the similar projecting ends thereof as shown in Fig. V1.

The invention is also serviceable in providing vprotecting means for conduits and wires and is serviceable where a temporary track is desired, that can be readily disassembled for changing its location in an eX- peditious mannner.

What I claim as new is:

1. A device of the class described comprising a hollow trapezoidal supporting member with open opposite ends, one of said ends having upper and lower notches, a strengthening'post projecting from the opposite end adapted for fitting within the notches of the adjacent supporting member when in end to end formation, and a longitudinal flange adjacent the outer side of the top of each supporting member.

2. A device of the class-described compris.v ing hollow supporting members having com'- plementallyformed .ends adapted for interengagement when the members are positioned for use, depending ribs upon 'said members adapted for engaging the road-bed adjacent the 'inner sides 4of the members,

' flanges at 'the outer side of the members `on the top thereof, and holding means within the members l.upon the opposite .sides thereof adapted for receiving continuous line wires extending through the members.

3. A device of the class described comprising hollow open-ended supporting members trapezoidal in cross section, the open ends having cut-.away portions at each lend adj a cent the outer side thereofiand with top vand bottom notches at one end of the member, an upright strengthening post carried by the correspondingly opposite end of the member adapted for interloeked reception within the notches of the adjacently positioned member when assembled, and an anchoring rib carried ,by the bottom .of theV supporting member adjacent the inner side thereof.

4. A device of the class described comprising hollow open-ended supporting members trapezoidal in cross section, the lopen ends yhaving l.cuteaway `portions at each end adjacent the outer side thereof and `with top 11'0 and bottom notches 'at one end of lthe memb'er, an upright strengthening post carried by the correspondingly opposite end of the member adapted for interlocked reception within the notches of the adjacently positioned member when assembled, and an anchoring rib carried by the bottom of the supporting member adjacent the inner side Y thereof, the sides of the members opposite the bottom ribs extending outwardly to over- 1.20

lie the ground ladjacent thereto and prevent tampering with the interior of said members. Y Y f 5. A device of ythe class described comprising hollow members, interlocking connnectios between adjacent ends, locking members positively connecting the vends together, the bottoms of said members having openings formed therein and with the sidewalls of the members adjacent the openings inclined outwardly to overlie same andto prevent. tambottom walls of said members having openpering with said locking members when the ings formed therein spaced inwardly of the members are assembled 1n operative position. adjacent side walls to permit access to said 10 6. A device of the class described com locking means during the assembling of said 5 prising hollow members, interlocking conmembers.

nections between adjacent ends, locking In testimony whereof I aix my signature. members connecting the ends together, the JOHN KROPACZ. 

